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August 4, 2020

OBVIOUSLY … “It’s like my fucking brain, after all this time, is turning into mush” Sebastian Bach

Metal Sludge — Sebastian Bach is finding it harder and harder to deal with the current state of our world. Bach has been vocal on social media about Covid 19 for many months but now it’s reaching a new level. The singer best known for his time fronting the band Skid Row has also been very outspoken about President Trump as well. Bach, 52, has continued with his endless tirades and rants, which are usually[…]

July 31, 2020

NEXT YEAR … M3 Rock Festival have scrapped their 2020 weekend event and rescheduled for Spring 2021

Metal Sludge — M3 Rock Festival have officially pulled the plug on their 2020 annual weekend event. Originally scheduled for the spring (May 1-3, 2020) and then postponed to the fall (September 4-6th 2020) it has become clear this year isn’t going to work. COVID-19 is clearly the reason that so many shows, tours and awesome events like the M3 Rock Festival have had to throw in the towel on 2020. The official statement from[…]

July 29, 2020

TUFF DIARIES #16 … Lita Ford, Jason Flom, 75+ Shows, Cocaine, a Lawsuit, Sweet F.A. & the Big Freeway Fight

— It’s the 4th quarter of 1991 and we had just got back from a long U.S. tour. We also went to England for the American Dream concert series in London. After flying back into Florida from our overseas trip we met back up with our roadies. Our budget didn’t allow for us to bring our full road-crew so we put them up in a cheap motel in Orlando for a week. You see our[…]

July 26, 2020

NO APOLOGIES … Mitch Malloy on the recent controversial Great White show: “I never apologized. And never will.”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new social media post, Great White singer Mitch Malloy has stated he never apologized for their recent gig. Malloy wrote to his readers: “Front row Great White show @first_on_first in my home town of Dickinson ND. Fake news said no masks no social distancing. I keep saying otherwise and this pic proves my point. I never apologized. And never will. It was an awesome gig at my good buddies festival for[…]

July 18, 2020

DW? … Sebastian Bach gets “High as F?@k” on Cameo video then Drives 50+ Miles to work in Los Angeles

Metal Sludge — Still trending? One of rock n’ roll’s most dangerous singers just might be trending (again) sooner than later – especially if he doesn’t edit his behavior accordingly. Simply put, driving while impaired is not cool. Rock singer Sebastian Bach has uploaded a new Cameo to his Instagram writing: “Happy 50th Birthday to David Ross O’Hagan from Muskoka!” But the content of the entire video is a bit more disturbing than the initial[…]

July 16, 2020

I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I? … Sebastian Bach has drunken Twitter meltdown goes after Chris Jericho for lip-syncing claims wrestling isn’t real

Metal Sludge — Is it Groundhog Day? Nope…but Sebastian Bach is in an internet fight once again. It seems Bach is drunk in bed yelling at people on Twitter. How do we know? Simple, Bach himself said so. Or Tweeted so. A Twitter user pointed out that Sebastian Bach is “trending” on the platform, Bach wrote: “I don’t know why I’m trending I’m just drunk sitting alone in my bed”. Today’s victim of the drunk former Skid Row screamer, is Chris[…]

July 15, 2020

STILL GIVING IT TO US GOOD … Trixter guitarist Steve Brown talks Kiss, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Tokyo Motor Fist

Metal Sludge — When a teenage Steve Brown got his first taste of rock and roll stardom back in the late 1980s with Trixter, sure enough the MCA band fizzled by the second record. Grunge wiped Brown and hundreds of others off the glam planet in the early 90s — but not forever. The New Jersey rocker had the fortitude to keep going, and here we are in 2020, and even the Covid-19 pandemic will[…]

July 13, 2020

GREAT WISE … Metal Edge and Street Smart Management’s Paul Gargano weighs in on recent Great White news

Metal Sludge –– In an age when news can be taken to new heights based on the headline alone, Metal Sludge will be first in line to raise our hand and plead guilty. However, with the recent outcry of “Great White did what? How dare they!” we left it alone as it wasn’t truly a story. Well it wasn’t a story until everyone wanted to make it one. We did some basic research and according[…]

July 12, 2020

HYPOCRITE? … Jack Russell wears mask inside disses Great White, but failed to wear one outside during recent photo and video shoots

Metal Sludge — In the always entertaining Great White saga, there is more to add to the drama. Great White featuring classic era members Mark Kendall (guitars), Michael Lardie (keyboards) and Audie DesBrow (drums) recently played a live show in North Dakota last week. The reaction has been harsh towards the band, and they seemed to “get it” after the fact and have since released a statement to Blabbermouth. The statement read: “GREAT WHITE would like[…]

July 9, 2020

ALMOST BLACK … Emerald Sabbath featuring Ron Keel, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice release “Die Young”

Blabbermouth — The official music video for the song “Die Young” from EMERALD SABBATH, the ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH, can be seen below. Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector, EMERALD SABBATH‘s “Ninth Star” disc features 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH, The English Chamber Choir and much more. The recording lineup for EMERALD SABBATH‘s “Die Young” consists of Ron Keel on vocals, Vinny Appice on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass, DC Cothern on guitar, Pete Rinaldi on guitar and Ellen Morgan on keyboards. In a recent interview with Canada’s The[…]